Ryan Huellen

StripeSoftware Engineer, Demos, Solutions Architecture

I'm currently working as a Software Engineer at Stripe with ~3 years of experience in the payments industry. On the side, I invest in vacant real estate, wakeboard, and build side projects. See some of my work below.

"What kills an idea is a person's urge to express their opinion." - Jony Ive

Pretzelduck

Pretzelduck

Use natural language to write end-to-end tests in Playwright.

TS Metadata

TS Metadata

Standardized TypeScript decorators for adding compile-time metadata to classes.

1412 Properties

1412 Properties

Bespoke vacant lots zoned for single family residential use.

Nestlytic

Nestlytic

A marketplace to discover, create, and monetize AI-powered APIs for any application, all without writing a single line of code.

Work Experience

Stripe logo

Software Engineer, Demos, Solutions Architecture

Full-Time • Hybrid • Chicago, IL

Enabled solution architects and account executives in the Go To Market (GTM) organization by curating a baseline of quality demos featuring Stripe's product integrations. Maintained cloud infrastructure and no-code tooling to allow sales to rapidly deploy demos with bespoke customization.

January 2025 - Present

Stripe

1412 Properties logo

Principal, Lot Acquisitions

Part-Time • Remote • Chicago, IL

Invested in and managed bespoke vacant lots zoned for single family residential use.

Aug 2023 - Present

1412 Properties

John Deere logo

Software Engineer, Customer Experience, John Deere Financial

Full-Time • Hybrid • Des Moines, IA

Enabled customers to manage and make payments on loans, leases, and revolving credit lines obtained through John Deere Credit. Enabled retail customers to apply for revolving credit lines through a next-generation AML/CIP-compliant credit application.

Apr 2024 - Jan 2025

John Deere

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Software Engineer, Merchant Experience, John Deere Financial

Full-Time • Hybrid • Chicago, IL

Enabled merchants (dealers, suppliers, and affiliates) to perform John Deere Financial customer lookups and make financial transactions against accounts.

Mar 2023 - Apr 2024

John Deere

John Deere logo

Software Engineer, Compliance, John Deere Financial

Full-Time • Remote • Des Moines, IA

Enabled L4-L6 managers to audit and modify employee access to various internal financial applications.

Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

John Deere